It enables us to have fun. If you’re not having fun in your business, what’s the point of doing it? You can’t have fun if you’re doing all the things in your business yourself. I don’t want to have more stress. Do you?I don’t want to do the things I used to do when I was in a cube doing a job I didn’t enjoy, working for someone else.

It creates ultimate freedom and flexibility. Outsourcing is all about freeing up your time and building a business that runs without you involved all the time. It helps you scale so you can do more and serve more.

If you’re outsourcing and it’s a pain or you’re not seeing the results you want, it could be for several reasons:

You aren’t clear about what aspects of your business could and should be delegated.

You’re not tying every outsourcing activity to an end-goal of creating more revenue.

So if your outsourcing efforts aren’t working, is it all your fault?

Well, kinda. Hard to hear I know but we’re friends and friends tell each other the truth, right?

Yes, you can get someone working with you that doesn’t do a good job. But you’re the boss. So if you don’t clearly communicate your expectations and measure your results, ya it is your fault.

Success comes through delegating, managing, and getting other people to perform aspects of your business that are not your strengths and do not make the best use of your time.

So, my best advice to you is to get your plan on paper and have a way to communicate your expectations and measure your results. This is the only way having an effective team works. For both you and them!

You’re going to see more about the importance of outsourcing from us. Now that I know what it’s like to work like this, I’m never going back!

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You do have to take the time to train a person, no matter how experienced. You need to check the person’s work, make adjustments, keep written procedures, and of course, pay the person. So it’s a bit of a slog at the beginning, but once it’s working smoothly, it’s a miracle.